2006 · Week 17
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 31, 2006 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Carolina Panthers defeated New Orleans Saints 31–21. ScoutIndex had favored Panthers (51%) going in. Panthers improve to 8-8; Saints fall to 10-6. Jake Delhomme paced the offense with 207 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| CAR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 13 |
| 313 | Total yards | 315 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 254 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 61 |
| 23/27 | Comp / Att | 20/29 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23/27 | 207 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 19 | 79 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 0 | 85 | 2 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Martin | 16/24 | 208 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Brees | 4/5 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Branch | 10 | 29 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Branch | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |